Yes, you say 'as was expected', 'as follows' or 'as is well known' - not 'as it was expected' or 'as it follows' or 'as it is well known'.
You shouldn't add the pronoun 'it' after the 'as', because 'as' acts as the subject - you don't need another subject 'it'. For example, you can say 'Expector will add another comment on the blog today, as happened yesterday."
The word 'as' can also act as an objective or complement, for example, "MyEC members keep writing blogs, as they did last year."
In addition to 'as', the word 'than' can be used in the same way. You can say 'than is necessary', 'than you wrote' or 'than you were'.
Be careful, you can omit or leave out the subjective pronoun and the 'be', for example, you can say "I'll bring my laptop to the meeting, as (it was) agreed.". Some other conjunctions can be used like this: 'if necessary', 'when possible', 'while reading', etc. This usage is called 'ellipsis', which means leaving out words rather than repeating them unnecessarily.
You can try to make some sentences by using 'as' and/or 'than'.
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Thank you and best wishes,
Hi Bijan,
Yes, 'as' is such a tricky word, which sure is a conjunction, as I mentioned in the blog, for example, you can say "As you've explained it so clearly, I can make a sentence with the word 'as'."
Oh! Your blog is excellent because I had problems with using "as".
I got from your explanation when we use "as" we should not use a subject after it.
One question, please:
Does your above explanation about "as" cover it as a conjunction?
Or
Does it "as" mean in your above explanation a "conjunction"?
Thanks in advance,
Hi Seeker,
Nice sentence! I hope other members will find it interesting, as you do!